Diffferent Voices

“I think that with this electoral victory, you’ve given yourself the best birthday present possible.”Gerhard Schröder, German chancellor, congratulating UK premier Tony Blair on winnning a third term for Labour.

“I want this to be a place of hope.” Peter Eisenman, architect of Berlin’s Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe.

“Russia and the European Union are not yet on their honeymoon, but it is true love.” Jean-Claude Juncker, prime minister of Luxembourg and president of the European Council, after the EU-Russia summit in Moscow.

‘‘We are ready to sign an agreement on borders with Estonia and Latvia. We hope they will not be accompanied by idiotic – in terms of their content – demands of a territorial nature.’’ Vladimir Putin, Russian president, after the EU-Russia summit in Moscow.